Internship Program

2025 Applications

NEWLY ADDED Law Enforcement/Professional Staff SPRING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Applications for our NEW 2025 SPRING INTERNSHIP PROGRAM were accepted September 15 - November 1, 2024. This window has closed. Please check back for the Summer Internship Program.

Applications for our 2025 Summer Internship Program for LE/Professional Staff AND Crime Lab will be accepted January 6 - February 3, 2025. The applications will be linked on this page.

About KCPD INTERNSHIPS

KCPD Internships are offered to students interested in gaining functional, real-world experience and knowledge around how a major city police department and/or crime laboratory functions, as well as satisfying a degree requirement.

The program offers 145 - 300 hours of internship credit, offering at least four hours of assignment each day for 5 days each week. This program is designed to be flexible, as it is an unpaid internship. Similar to attending classes on a college schedule, our interns are treated as the adults they are.

Our newly added Spring 2025 Internship Program for Law Enforcement/Professional Staff (only) will run from January 13 - May 9, 2025.

Both the Law Enforcement/Professional Staff and Crime Lab Summer 2025 Internships will run from June 2 - July 25, 2025. (No Crime Lab Interns will be in the lab July 4th.)

Internships unique to your career path

Law Enforcement/Professional Staff

This opportunity exposes students to the entire KCPD, both sworn and non-sworn positions, and brings awareness to the multitude of careers vital to the success of a law enforcement agency.

Requirements for the LE/Professional Staff Internship Program:

Completed Internship Application (online)
Two (2) letters of recommendation from professors, academic advisors or law enforcement professionals.
Short Essay on why you should be selected as an Intern

Items must be submitted electronically to [email protected] or [email protected].

Please complete the Internship Application before February 3, 2025, for consideration for the Summer 2025 Internship. Interviews will take place during the month of February and all selected participants will be notified by March 1st.

Background checks and fingerprinting will be required of all participants.

Officer Recruit P. Reh participated in the KCPD Internship Program before attending the Police Academy. He will graduate next month.

Crime Laboratory Internship

Unique to those students pursuing a career in forensic science who want to gain hands-on experience in a crime lab. Most of our Kansas City Police Crime Lab Interns are in their 2nd or 3rd year of an undergraduate degree program, but we also provide opportunities for graduate level students.

The following are requirements for the Summer Internship Program with the Kansas City Police Crime Lab:

Completed Internship Application (online)
Copy of current and past college transcripts (cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher required)
Two (2) letters of recommendation from professors and/or academic advisors
Curriculum Vitae
Short essay on why you should be selected as an intern and what section(s) of the laboratory is desired (Chemistry, Trace, DNA/Biology, Firearms, Digital Evidence, Latent Prints, Crime Scene)

Items must be submitted via U.S. Mail to: Kansas City Police Crime Laboratory, 2645 Brooklyn Ave., Kansas City, MO 64127, or sent electronically to [email protected].

Upon completion of these tasks an in person interview will be scheduled. If selected, the HR process will then begin. This process will include a polygraph examination and background investigation.

Please visit the KCPD Crime Lab page for more information about the services they provide.